Category Archives: Student Archive

By Hollyann Gardner Times-News correspondent DaNyla Covington, a freshman at Orange High School in Hillsborough, is May’s Student of the Month. Jason Willix, DaNyla’s math teacher, nominated her for the honor. “Teaching DaNyla is truly an honor,” he said. “She is the kind of student that makes teaching a fun job. She appreciates learning [...]

By Skyanne B. Miller Times-News correspondent Adriana Jimenez-Guzman is February’s Student of the Month. Robert Vellani, an ELA (English/Language Arts) teacher at Cummings High School, described her as “typifying the very best of our current senior class.” “She is a remarkable student with a 4.27 grade point average and A Honor Roll status. [...]

By Logan A. White Times-News correspondent November’s Student of the Month, Cailyn Fogleman, lives by the motto — “if you are honest and a hard worker, you will be successful in anything you put your mind to.” Fogleman, a junior at Burlington Christian Academy (BCA), excels in scholarship, sports and selflessness. She is the [...]

By Kaitlyn Parham Times-News correspondent Those who know Burlington Christian Academy (BCA) graduate Karissa Teer will tell you that she is a hard-working student, a devoted friend and a selfless leader. This month, she was able to add another honor to her long list of accomplishments — Times-News Student of the Month. Ginger Canovai, who [...]

By Lydia Pankratz Times-News correspondent Theron Few of Mebane describes his grandson, Seth Tysor of Graham, as “a diligent student who has made every effort to get the most out of his studies, and his grades show it.” This is one of the reasons that Theron nominated Seth for June’s Student of the Month. Theron [...]

By Nancy Drago Times-News correspondent Mariah Smith, a seventh-grader at Southern Alamance Middle School, is February’s Student of the Month. Mariah said she was “extremely shocked” to receive this honor. Mariah has a close relationship with her grandmother, Wendy Jordan, who nominated her. Mariah is the daughter of Cameron and Cierra Smith of Burlington [...]

By Zoie Nelson Times-News correspondent As Burlington Christian Academy senior Leif Eckstrand begins to fill out his college applications, he’ll be able to add one more honor onto the already long list of honors achieved while in high school — Times-News Student of the Month. Mary Thomas Gilbert, who works in the Advancement office of [...]

By Jakob S. Miller Times-News correspondent Authentic is a word that isn’t just thrown around when describing someone. However, it is certainly applicable to Southern Alamance High School senior Jonathan Hester. Jonathan is someone who is easy to be around, and was described by Dr. Rosemary Fischer as completely himself in the natural way [...]

By Allison Tate Times-News correspondent teens20@thetimesnews.com For most teenagers, summer is a time to relax by the pool with friends or to binge-watch entire TV series on Netflix, but Emily Herry, August’s Student of the Month, has bigger plans than that. Emily, a freshman at Alamance Community College, spent her summer as a counselor [...]

By Allison Tate Times-News correspondent teens20@thetimesnews.com As the school year starts to wind down, it can be difficult for high school students to make time for everything they need to get done. Homework, exams, sports and daily life all leave little time for anything else. But a special group at Western Alamance known as [...]

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